The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, announced the cohort of 2026 winners on Jan 19, celebrating 18 years of empowering communities and driving inclusive, sustainable progress around the world. The 2026 recipients of the Global High Schools awards are Mamawi Atosketan Native School (Canada), representing The Americas; Kyanja High School (Uganda), representing Sub-Saharan Africa; …

Bamboo has been used in construction for millennia, yet colonisation and industrialisation have resulted in the replacement of this natural resource by technologies such as steel, concrete, and masonry. This change became more entrenched in the twentieth century with the development of construction codes as means to ensure structures were safe, since none were written for bamboo. Now University of …

Ryan Group of Institutions has signed an agreement with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to provide educational support for trainees at FIFA Talent Academies across India, beginning with the flagship academy in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, Ryan Group of Institutions will oversee the complete educational framework for young footballers at the FIFA Talent …

The EcoInnovators Ideathon 2026, a national student innovation challenge focused on Artificial Intelligence for sustainability, came to close with grand finales for both its school and college tracks held in New Delhi on Jan 17. The initiative is officially recognised by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, as a Pre-Summit Event of the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026. …

Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU), formerly DA-IICT, held its 20th Convocation Ceremony on Jan 17 at its Gandhinagar campus, awarding degrees to 649 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering, and former Director of IIT Madras, was the Chief Guest and delivered the Convocation Address. The ceremony was presided over by Ambassador T. …

Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR, has announced the launch of the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business dual degree program in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), USA, under a 2+2 academic model. Set to launch in the 2026–27 academic year, registrations for the programme are now open on the Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR website, with the last date to apply …